Shoutout to the $15 kitchen scale that fixed my coffee budget

I was dropping $60 a month on fancy coffee beans because I eyeballed every scoop and ended up using way too much. Got a cheap digital scale from Target last week and now I measure exactly 18 grams per cup. Anyone else find one small tool that totally changed their spending habits?

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3 Comments

elizabethn561mo ago

Look, I'm glad you're saving money but it's really not that deep. You were just throwing extra beans in your cup. That's a habit, not a budget crisis.

nancy5241mo ago

You know that extra scoop of coffee beans probably costs you about 15 cents a day, but over a whole year it adds up to almost 55 dollars. I'm not saying it's going to bankrupt anyone, but 55 bucks is 55 bucks you could use for something better. It's just funny how we pick these little habits and never think twice about them until we actually add up the numbers. I bet if you looked at all the small things you do without thinking, you'd find a nice chunk of change hiding in plain sight. Not trying to be dramatic about it, but sometimes it's the little things that sneak up on you.

jessicac2826d ago

My coffee guy told me one time that an extra shot in my latte was costing me like 70 bucks a year. I switched to a smaller cup and just drink what I make now. Not saying you gotta go full budget spreadsheet, but 55 bucks covers my Netflix and a pizza night. Might be worth cutting back for a month just to see.